Hoogwoud

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Hougwoud (West Frisian)

Etymology

First attested as alta silua in 1289. Compound of the otherwise unknown toponym *Hooghout and Middle Dutch wout (“marsh forest, swamp forest”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Hoog‧woud

Proper noun

Hoogwoud n

1. A village and former municipality of Opmeer, North Holland, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Hoogwouder
• Hoogwouds

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) “hoogwoud”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard‎^[1] (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN